U.S. Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, visited with members of the Statesman’s
editorial board, a chief political writer and metro columnist Monday morning February 19, 2018 in the newspaper offices in
Austin, TX. RALPH BARRERA / AMERICAN-STATESMAN...

In the wake of the Florida school shooting that killed 14 students and three staff members, Gov. Greg Abbott called for ensuring Texas schools are safe, fixing the federal background check database and addressing mental health as a cause of some shootings. Asked whether changing gun laws should be considered, Abbott did not mention it as...

Land Commissioner George P. Bush and Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller are both facing fluid races heading into the March 6 Republican primary, raising the possibility of being forced into runoff elections, according to the results of a University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll released Monday. While poll results showed that Bush and Miller...

When U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith announced in November that he was calling it quits after 30 years in Washington, he left Republicans with scarcely four months to throw together campaigns and figure out how to stand out in what quickly became a field of 18 candidates with no clear front-runner. State Rep. Jason Isaac, R-Dripping Springs, unveiled...

Land Commissioner George P. Bush and Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller are both facing fluid races heading into the March 6 primary and the possibility of being forced into runoffs, according to the results of a new University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll released Monday. While both Bush and Miller had more than the 50 percent necessary...

Jim Hogan at the Blue Star Grill in Cleburne. Good morning Austin: The day after the great Sid Miller-Trey Blocker debate in the Republican primary for agriculture commissioner on Feb. 6. I
missed a call from the third candidate in that race, Jim Hogan. He left a message asking if I wanted to “chew the...

Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush plans to resign this spring from the board of the Alamo Trust, the nonprofit that manages day-to-day operations of the state’s most iconic site. The decision follows reporting last week by the American-Statesman about an unreleased draft audit report, prepared by internal auditors for the General...

Gov. Greg Abbott’s campaign is escalating the air war against Republican state Rep. Sarah Davis by launching a fourth TV commercial, this one focusing on abortion policies and likening the moderate renegade to her unrelated namesake, Wendy Davis, Abbott’s Democratic rival in 2014. “You said ‘no’ to Wendy Davis...

12:30 p.m. update Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush plans to resign this spring from the board of the Alamo Trust, the nonprofit that manages day-to-day operations of the state’s most iconic site. “Commissioner Bush continues to demonstrate his dedication to ensuring the highest level of integrity, accountability and transparency...

10:47 a.m. update: Gov. Greg Abbott’s campaign is escalating the air war against Republican state Rep. Sarah Davis of Houston by launching a fourth commercial against the moderate renegade that likens her on the issue of abortion to her unrelated namesake, Wendy Davis. The Abbott campaign on Wednesday evening previewed the 30-second...

Challenger Lisa Luby Ryan points a hand gun at Rep. Jason Villalba’s head while debating gun control Tuesday in Dallas. Good morning Austin: Yesterday, seventeen people were killed when a gunman opened fire at a Florida high school. It was the deadliest mass shooting since Nov. 5, when 26 people were killed when a gunman opened fire...

Good day Austin: On a recent Saturday afternoon I met Samuel Temple at a playground at a housing complex on Old Bee Caves Road in Austin that
was the site of a sparsely attended voter registration drive and candidate fair. I wanted to talk about his candidacy for
the Republican nomination for Congress...

Texas’ sprawling 21st Congressional District was drawn to elect a Republican. After U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith, R-San Antonio, announced in November that he was retiring after 30 years in office, 18 Republicans launched candidacies. The four Austin Democrats already in the race sensed opportunity. While the six Hill Country counties that...

Texas’ sprawling 21st Congressional District was drawn to elect a Republican. After U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith, R-San Antonio, announced in November that he was retiring after 30 years in office, 18 Republicans launched candidacies. The four Austin Democrats already in the race sensed opportunity. While the six Hill Country counties that...

Land Commissioner George P. Bush said Friday that a draft report by the General Land Office’s internal auditors critical of the agency’s oversight of the Alamo was “doctored” — and how that happened would be the subject of a law enforcement investigation. “I can’t really comment on the document. I...

Land Commissioner George P. Bush said Friday that a draft report by the General Land Office’s internal auditors critical of the agency’s oversight of the Alamo was “doctored” — and how that happened would be investigated by law enforcement officials. “I can’t really comment on the document. I cannot...

On Dec. 5, the state Senate Finance Committee questioned Land Commissioner George P. Bush about the three nonprofits the General Land Office had set up to manage, promote and raise money for the Alamo — each with its own mission but with identical boards made up of Bush and 10 of the state’s most recognizable movers and shakers...

On Dec. 5, the state Senate Finance Committee questioned Land Commissioner George P. Bush and the agency’s general counsel, Jeff Gordon, about the three nonprofits the General Land Office had set up to manage, promote and raise money for the Alamo — each with its own mission but with identical boards made up of Bush and 10 of...